Evaluation of treatment response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting

Evaluation of treatment response in extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a low-resource setting

Abstract Background Diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is challenging and many patients are initiated on empirical anti-TB treatment without a laboratory confirmed diagnosis. Monitoring treatment response is thus important to ensure correct diagnosis and proper disease management. The def...

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Main Authors: Melissa Davidsen Jørstad, Anne Ma Dyrhol-Riise, Jörg Aßmus, Msafiri Marijani, Lisbet Sviland, Tehmina Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Treatment outcome
Clinical parameters
Weight gain
Tuberculous lymphadenitis
Tuberculous pleuritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4034-z

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